Hyannis man pleads guilty to drug charges

Wednesday

BARNSTABLE — A Hyannis man was sentenced to four to five years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to drug charges, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office.

John Benevides, 35, waived an indictment and pleaded guilty in Barnstable Superior Court to two counts of possession to distribute a class B drug, subsequent offense, possession to distribute a class B drug, possession to distribute cocaine, subsequent offense, and possession of a class C drug, according to Tara Miltimore, spokeswoman for the district attorney's office.

In February, Yarmouth and Barnstable police executed a search warrant at Benevides' home and reported finding several knotted bags of fentanyl, various pills and cocaine.

After prison, Benevides will be on probation for three years, according to Miltimore.

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